Glossary:Built-up land

Built-up and related land, in land use and agriculture statistics, comprises residential land, industrial land, quarries, pits and mines, commercial land, land used by public services, land of mixed use, land used for transport and communications, for technical infrastructure, recreational and other open land. Scattered farm buildings, yards and annexes are excluded.

Further information

• Land cover and land use, landscape (LUCAS) (ESMS metadata file — lan_esms)

Related concepts

• Arable land
• Permanent grassland
• Wooded area

Statistical data

• Land cover statistics
• Land use statistics